Balloons released in memory of girl

Jennifer Higgins, of Indiana, seated at center, got help from friends Christy Karenbauer, of Chicora, left, and Melanie Wolf, of Indiana, obscured, releasing balloons Wednesday at Mack Park on what would have been the 26th birthday of Higgins’ daughter, Kimberly Kay Krouse, who died in a 1997 house fire in Clymer at age 9.

Higgins said she commemorates the occasion every year as a way to help her cope.